Bahrain Country Info - Asia

Description and Basic Information

Bahrain with its capital Manama is located in Asia (Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf). It covers some 666 square kilometres (3.5 times the size of Washington, DC) with 718,000 citizens. Arabic, English, Persian and Urdu are the languages commonly used by the people in Bahrain (consider regional differences).

Consult your foreign offcie before traveling to Bahrain

The Kingdom of Bahrain is a Middle Eastern archipelago in the Persian Gulf, tucked into a pocket of the sea flanked by Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The best time to visit Bahrain is November-March, with October & April being just bearable. Be sure to take along a sweater during December-March as evenings can be cool. Bahrain has history dating back 5000 years, from the ancient Dilmun period through the Islamic era. The country offers three forts which have been meticulously restored and opened to the public, although a lack of signs and general promotion by the country's tourist industry sometimes makes finding these sites difficult. The Qala'at al-Bahrain (Bahrain Fort) is sightseeing must and located off the northern shore, five to ten minute drive away from Manama city. Do not travel to Bahrain during the annual F1 race in April if looking for reasonable prices, as hotels will quadruple their rates.

Pictures from Capital (Manama)

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About Bahrain

The landscape features mostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment. The average density of population is about 1,079 per km². The climate in Bahrain can be described as arid with mild, pleasant winters, very hot, humid summers. Potential threats by nature are periodic droughts or dust storms.

To reach someone in Bahrain dial +973 prior to a number. There are 238,400 installed telephones. And there are 1,578,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 MHz and 3G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".bh". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz. The following list are the 5 regions/states in Bahrain we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Bahraini population grew at a rate of 1.24% (or by 9,181 citizens). With 3,225 deaths and 12,406 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 1.24%. 0 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Bahrain: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.